Indiegogo: Announcements from Dear White Peoplehttps://www.indiegogo.com/projects/114828?c=activity
Announcements from 'Dear White People' on IndiegogoMon Jul 30 '12 Announcement from Dear White PeopleUnion! The time is nigh! Help get Dear White People in front of Tribeca's Film Institute. All it takes is a second to vote DEAR WHITE PEOPLE for Indie Wire's PROJECT OF THE MONTH.
http://www.indiewire.com/article/decide-who-gets-to-talk-to-the-tribeca-film-institute-vote-for-julys-project-of-the-month
And be on the look out for your perks coming real soon!!Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:57:35 -0700_Announcement_150112https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/114828?c=activity
Justin SimienMon Jul 16 '12 Announcement from Dear White PeopleIT'S OUR FIRST TELEVISION INTERVIEW!
Writer/Director Justin Simien will be on CNN's Newsroom tomorrow to talk Dear White People. 7:30am PST / 10:30am ESTMon, 16 Jul 2012 22:14:39 -0700_Announcement_142870https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/114828?c=activity
Justin SimienSat Jul 14 '12 Announcement from Dear White PeopleWow. 30 days and $41,405 raised! YOU have made this more than a movie, you have made this a MOVEMENT. Thank you so much for your support. I can't wait to make this movie and thanks to you I know its going to happen. Stay tuned for many more updates!Sat, 14 Jul 2012 13:09:48 -0700_Announcement_141723https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/114828?c=activity
Justin SimienThu Jul 12 '12 Announcement from Dear White PeopleJust over 30 hours left in our campaign and we're only $700 shy of hitting $40,000! Help put Dear White People over the top! Chip in if you can and share!Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:54:10 -0700_Announcement_140827https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/114828?c=activity
Justin SimienTue Jul 10 '12 Announcement from Dear White PeopleCan we get to 40K in the next 3 days??? If we do all our wonderful funders will get a BONUS perk! Spread the word ya'll. We're so close!
And if you're up for some EPIC conversation about Dear White People and the state of Black film - check out our interview on "Flip The Script" with KPFK LA at the link below:
http://bit.ly/Mjk74TTue, 10 Jul 2012 16:51:46 -0700_Announcement_139778https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/114828?c=activity
Justin SimienMon Jul 09 '12 Announcement from Dear White People**TUNE IN ALERT**
DEAR WHITE PEOPLE's first radio interview is going down tonight!! Me and the producers will be on "Flip The Script" to talk about the film. Make sure you put your ear to the radio at 8PM TONIGHT!! KPFK 90.7 FM OR stream online from anywhere at:
http://www.kpfk.org/Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:06:53 -0700_Announcement_139108https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/114828?c=activity
Justin SimienSat Jun 30 '12 Announcement from Dear White People"What's next?"
We've gotten that question a lot in the past few days, having smashed through our pre-production goal in so little time thanks to your support.
Wanted you to know that thanks to your generosity and belief in the film, we've started hiring some key people to package the project as well as begun fielding industry and press interest to try and leverage the amazing buzz into piecing together financing for the feature film!
With your continued support I have every intention to deliver a film that we can all be proud of!
How can you continue to support even if you've already made a donation? There are so many ways!
The latest comes from IndieWire who has put us up against three other projects for their coveted "project of the week" prize. Help push us over the top by going here and voting:
http://www.indiewire.com/article/vote-for-project-of-the-week-will-it-be-stripped-veteran-white-people-or-cheer
Thanks again for all of your amazing support, comments, and shares. Every single one makes a real difference and helps us bring this film closer and closer to the finish line!Sat, 30 Jun 2012 14:41:07 -0700_Announcement_134458https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/114828?c=activity
Justin SimienSun Jun 24 '12 Announcement from Dear White PeopleYou guys are amazing. In a week not only did we surpass our fundraising goal, we beat it by over $10,000! We garnered over 650K views for the trailer on Youtube and sparked an important debate about race and identity online.
Reaching our pre-production goal is only the beginning. In order to get this movie off the ground we must continue to spread the word and prove there is an audience waiting for this film. All additional donations will go directly towards the considerable production budget.
Thank you so much for your tremendous support. Together we WILL get this film made!
Watch the trailer again, share and subscribe for news and updates: http://bit.ly/MS8T4H
Check us out and leave comments in our Buzzfeed article:
http://bit.ly/MJkdSn
Hear my thoughts on what Dear White People is really about in our Washington Post article:
http://wapo.st/Mi1QYb
Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/DearWhitePeopleSun, 24 Jun 2012 14:32:08 -0700_Announcement_130882https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/114828?c=activity
Justin SimienSat Jun 16 '12 Announcement from Dear White PeopleYou have made your voices heard! We have SURPASSED our fundraising goal! Generated over 330K views on youtube! And started an important debate all over the web! All in THREE DAYS.
Hollywood it's time to step up! You've got an under served audience WAITING for this film.Sat, 16 Jun 2012 10:15:56 -0700_Announcement_127626https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/114828?c=activity
Justin SimienSat Jun 16 '12 Announcement from Dear White PeopleUNION! We are tantalizingly close to hitting our goal of $25,000 for pre-production funds! If you haven't already please share our page and put us over the top! Hollywood is watching. Let's show them this film MUST be made!Sat, 16 Jun 2012 07:32:12 -0700_Announcement_127584https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/114828?c=activity
Justin SimienFri Jun 15 '12 Announcement from Dear White People$19,000 in THREE DAYS???
You guys are amazing. YOU are going to make this movie happen! Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for your support, your comments, and your shares!
Check out some of the great press and conversation happening around this film:
IndieWire: http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/watch-trailer-for-indie-satire-dear-white-people
Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/justin-simien/dear-white-people_b_1598095.html
BlackBook: http://www.blackbookmag.com/movies/crowdfunded-project-of-the-week-dear-white-people-the-movie-1.49722
Badass Digest: http://badassdigest.com/2012/06/14/dear-white-people-help-fund-this-movie/
Clutch Magazine: http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2012/06/sneak-peek-dear-white-people-a-satirical-film-that-lets-white-folks-know-how-not-to-treat-to-black-people/
XOJane: http://www.xojane.com/entertainment/dear-white-people-movie
AutoStraddle: http://www.autostraddle.com/dear-white-people-trailer-storms-parts-of-the-internet-139872/Fri, 15 Jun 2012 10:15:59 -0700_Announcement_127330https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/114828?c=activity
Justin SimienThu Jun 14 '12 Announcement from Dear White PeopleCongratulations internet - you've melted my face off.
That's right.
The outpour of support has literally (figuratively) melted my face off (made me outrageously happy).
YOU HAVE PUT US HALF WAY TO OUR GOAL IN JUST OVER 24 HOURS!!
Our union of supporters is over 500 strong. Slow clap ya'll. Job well done.
Even if you already gave, there's a lot you can do really bring this film to the attention of the industry. Watch the trailer again and hit that share button. Let's see if we can push the trailer to 200,000 views by this weekend!
So much love and gratitude!Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:01:57 -0700_Announcement_127038https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/114828?c=activity
Justin SimienThu Jun 14 '12 Announcement from Dear White PeopleWhat a difference a day makes! We are almost HALF WAY to our goal in less than 24 hours! You guys are incredible. THANK YOU THANK YOU!
Please continue to share and chat up the trailer. We've come too far to not get this in front of anyone and everyone who can help get this film made!
Like us on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/DearWhitePeople
Follow us on Twitter:
www.twitter.com/DearWhitePeople
Watch us on Youtube:
www.youtube.com/DearWhitePeople
Bookmark us on the web:
www.DearWhitePeopleMovie.comThu, 14 Jun 2012 08:20:44 -0700_Announcement_126959https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/114828?c=activity
Justin SimienWed Jun 13 '12 Announcement from Dear White PeopleWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!!
What a day!
I know I speak on behalf of all the producers when I say - I have literally been reduced to a mound of pure gratitude.
You guys have proven that there is still an appetite for bold, daring and artful stories! You have shown that you're tired of the same old plots and stereotypes! YOU have put us well over a QUARTER of the way to our goal all in one day!
Not to mention just about 50K views on youtube in less than twelve hours!
From the bottom of my heart THANK YOU! Thank you for not only supporting my film, but for joining this MOVEMENT!
With your help will be able to attach A-List Talent, throw a star studded table read, hire legal representation, and prepare for production so that we are a VIABLE investment for potential financiers.
But we still have a ways to go to meet our Pre-Production goal, and you can still help us reach it by spreading the word to all your friends!
Check out our social links below and share with 10 of your friends!
Like us on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/DearWhitePeople
Follow us on Twitter:
www.twitter.com/DearWhitePeople
Watch us on Youtube:
www.youtube.com/DearWhitePeople
Bookmark us on the web:
www.DearWhitePeopleMovie.comWed, 13 Jun 2012 23:31:57 -0700_Announcement_126860https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/114828?c=activity
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